Last checked at 5 Aug 2015 07:00
JULY 2015 TRAFFIC STATISTICS
WIZZ AIR GROWS JULY PASSENGER NUMBERS BY 20%
Geneva, 5 August 2015: Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air"), the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, today announces passenger statistics for July 2015.
In July 2015, the Company took delivery of its 63rd brand new A320 from Airbus. The peak summer season also brought enhancements and changes by Wizz Air to its customer offering:
· Wizz Air upgraded its Priority Boarding service to include the option to bring a second personal item such as a handbag, camera bag, or briefcase on board in addition to the small or large cabin bag chosen during the booking process; and
· Wizz Air, already one of the few low-fare carriers to allow changes to flight reservations, simplified the change fee to only 50 percent of the original fare (no less than €10 and no more than €60) and any difference in price of the new fare.
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| July 2015 | July 2014 | Change |
| 31 July 2015 | 31 July 2014 | Change |
Capacity (seats) | 2,122,740 | 1,786,320 | +19% |
| 20,207,520 | 17,116,560 | +18% |
Passengers* | 1,966,776 | 1,635,941 | +20% |
| 17,638,877 | 14,735,343 | +20% |
Load Factor** | 92.7% | 91.6% | +1.1ppt |
| 87.3% | 86.1% | +1.2ppts |
*booked passengers
**rounded to one decimal place
ABOUT WIZZ AIR
Wizz Air is the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, operates a fleet of 63 Airbus A320 aircraft and offers more than 380 routes from 22 bases, connecting 112 destinations across 38 countries. At Wizz Air, a team of approximately 2,200 aviation professionals delivers superior service and very low ticket prices making Wizz Air the preferred choice of 16.5 million passengers in the financial year ended 31 March 2015. Wizz Air is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker WIZZ and is included in the FTSE 250 and FTSE All-Share Indices.
Additional Wizz Air Operational Statistics
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| July 2015 | July 2014 | Change |
| 31 July 2015 | 31 July 2014 | Change |
Available Seat Kilometres (000s) | 3,249,074 | 2,791,022 | +16% |
| 30,971,681 | 26,137,072 | +18% |
Revenue Passenger Kilometres (000s) | 3,003,966 | 2,543,305 | +18% |
| 27,037,325 | 22,442,505 | +20% |
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Investors: | Iain Wetherall, Wizz Air: | +41 22 555 9873 |
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Media: | Doug Oliver, Wizz Air: | +36 70 777 9342 |
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| Edward Bridges / Jonathan Neilan, FTI Consulting LLP: | +44 20 3727 1017 |
Notes for Editors:
· All flights operated on Airbus A320 aircraft, with 180 seats.
· For free pictures of aircraft, crews and logo library please visit http://wizzair.com/en-GB/press